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New in Gerontology

Aging and nucleotide synthesis

Scientists conducted an experiment with young cells – forced them to stop producing nucleotides. As a result, the cells began to wither.

26.07.2019
Genetic engineering

Gene from the bench

CRISPR cured mice of muscular dystrophy not by correcting a mutation in a gene, but by activating its analogue.

26.07.2019
Other life sciences

Overdose protection

A device has been developed that can automatically release an antidote in the event of an opioid overdose.

25.07.2019
Genetics

If it's not malaria, it's a heart attack

The loss of the gene responsible for the production of sialic acid by a person during the evolution had a negative impact on the cardiovascular system.

25.07.2019
Other life sciences

Rapid diagnosis of sepsis

A microfluidic device can detect a biomarker of a potentially life-threatening condition in less than half an hour a few hours before symptoms appear.

25.07.2019
Biomedicine

Fat provokes metastases

Fat cells help melanoma cells penetrate into the dermis and spread throughout the body, causing metastases in vital organs.

25.07.2019
Nanotechnology

Hunting for metastases

Nanoparticle-modified white blood cells track down and kill cancer cells that have survived after surgery to remove the tumor.

25.07.2019
Your health

Monitor your glucose levels

A normal but elevated amount of glucose in the blood increases the risk of cancer by 17%, in combination with prediabetes – by 50%, and with diabetes – by 2 times.

25.07.2019
Nanotechnology

Nanogel against hyperglycemia

Researchers from Canada suggest a way that does not require insulin injections to cope with high blood glucose.

25.07.2019
Other life sciences

The first case in Russia

After transplantation of ovarian tissue frozen before chemotherapy, the woman gave birth to a child conceived naturally.

25.07.2019
Exhibitions and conferences

Tech Week 19

On October 29, Moscow will host the annual conference on the introduction of digital technologies in business – Tech Week 19.

24.07.2019
New in Gerontology

Age is a hindrance to autophagy

Failures in autophagy processes caused by cell aging can be the cause of the development of many neurodegenerative diseases.

24.07.2019
Biomedicine

Hope for cancer patients

Therapy for the late stages of two deadly types of cancer has been tested on mice. Next year, scientists plan to test it on humans.

24.07.2019
Healthy skepticism

Network Killers

They promise to cure cancer with diets, good thoughts and meditation. They are exposed, but the problem remains – they are believed.

24.07.2019
Genetics

Genocide in the genome

Epigenetic inheritance potentially creates problems for healthcare and raises not only scientific, but also ethical issues.

24.07.2019
Biomedicine

Reverse vaccinology

Researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a vaccine from DNA and recombinant proteins that helps fight HIV.

24.07.2019
Genetics

DNA and its man (2)

Another excerpt from the book published by Alpina non-fiction is about finding criminals using DNA databases.

24.07.2019
Various

Test tube meat and psychology

In the matter of meat from a test tube, the disgust factor plays a big role. Most consumers consider it disgusting in advance.

24.07.2019
Genetics

DNA and its man (1)

An excerpt from a book published by Alpina non-fiction publishing house is about consumer tests by which one can judge the origin of a person.

24.07.2019